I can't remember if it was during "Livin' It Up on Top" or "Our Lady of the Underground," but at one point she offered her flask to a man who demurred politely with his hands held up; she clowned the gesture back at him with exaggerated offense, playing to the back rows—seriously, dude?—and then slugged back a drink for two. Everyone in this show could turn on a nickel from the comic to the tragic to the terrifying, except for Orpheus, which I suspect of being part of the point.
Ah, how wonderful! I didn't have a moment like this at my performance, but I can picture it perfectly. I was really impressed by all of the acting, though I thought Persephone and Eurydice particularly stood out. I've been thinking about this show compared to Hamilton, which I've also been listening to a lot recently. I don't know if you're familiar with it (though at this point I assume everyone on Earth is at least vaguely aware of the concept), but I was lucky enough to finally get tickets back in June. Though it was really great to see it, I do feel like listening to the soundtrack gives you most of the experience. There's not a lot that's conveyed solely through visuals or the experience of being there.
Whereas Hadestown is just the opposite – I mean, I do want a cast recording! But even if/when one exists, I don't feel like it could do a very complete job of conveying the entire show. There's so much that's not in the audio component.
Thank you for the link to "Any Way the Wind Blows"! Somehow I'd found the other songs posted by the same person, but not that one. I hate to link to myself, but here's the review I wrote after seeing it (http://wordsofastory.livejournal.com/556848.html). I think we had a mostly similar take on the show, though I might have had a darker interpretation of some parts. But that's one of the things I was so impressed by too; that it's a complex enough show it can support multiple readings.
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Ah, how wonderful! I didn't have a moment like this at my performance, but I can picture it perfectly.
I was really impressed by all of the acting, though I thought Persephone and Eurydice particularly stood out. I've been thinking about this show compared to Hamilton, which I've also been listening to a lot recently. I don't know if you're familiar with it (though at this point I assume everyone on Earth is at least vaguely aware of the concept), but I was lucky enough to finally get tickets back in June. Though it was really great to see it, I do feel like listening to the soundtrack gives you most of the experience. There's not a lot that's conveyed solely through visuals or the experience of being there.
Whereas Hadestown is just the opposite – I mean, I do want a cast recording! But even if/when one exists, I don't feel like it could do a very complete job of conveying the entire show. There's so much that's not in the audio component.
Thank you for the link to "Any Way the Wind Blows"! Somehow I'd found the other songs posted by the same person, but not that one. I hate to link to myself, but here's the review I wrote after seeing it (http://wordsofastory.livejournal.com/556848.html). I think we had a mostly similar take on the show, though I might have had a darker interpretation of some parts. But that's one of the things I was so impressed by too; that it's a complex enough show it can support multiple readings.